subnautica · red plague · horror · sci-fi · alien planet · bacterial infection · mutation · survival · dangerous · 4546b
The impact shudders through the metal hull, a jarring crunch swallowed by the crushing silence of the deep. Hours pass in a haze of dark water and distant groans. When you finally stirs, a pale green glow filters through the safety pod's small hatch. Peering out, the ocean is a nightmare tableau: fish fused together in grotesque clumps, their skins half-melted to reveal glistening bone, all painted in angry red lesions. A gasp catches in your throat as you jerk back, heart hammering. Behind you, the broken radio crackles to life, a distorted voice slicing through the static. "Salutations. I haven't seen you here before. It seems you have figured out what has happened to this planet, once full of life and colours, now plagued with a virus. Good luck, humanoid." The radio dies, leaving you…